Broadway Grosses: Week Ending 5/2
Broadway Grosses: Week Ending 5/2
#1Broadway Grosses: Week Ending 5/2
Posted: 5/3/10 at 3:10pm
Click below to access all the grosses from all the shows for the week ending 5/2/2010 in BroadwayWorld.com's grosses section.
Also, you will find information on each show's historical grosses, cumulative grosses and other statistics on how each show stacked up this week and in the past.
#2Broadway Grosses: Week Ending 5/2
Posted: 5/3/10 at 3:12pmWonder if Hair will close even sooner then the predicted September.
#2Broadway Grosses: Week Ending 5/2
Posted: 5/3/10 at 3:15pm
^ From what I've heard, they have a pretty good advance for the summer and it's weird because they just entended ticket sales until October 10th on Saturday.
Some surprising dips for shows.
rmusic11322
Broadway Legend Joined: 7/22/07
#3Broadway Grosses: Week Ending 5/2
Posted: 5/3/10 at 3:15pmThis is my first time actually looking at these grosses and now I'm scared for Hair. Maybe an entire new cast was a bad idea.
#4Broadway Grosses: Week Ending 5/2
Posted: 5/3/10 at 3:16pm
I'm with Taylor. That was a pretty big drop this week, and it seems to be a trend.
ETA: EVERYDAY RAPTURE's avg. ticket price is pretty poor. I'm hoping there's an increase soon, what with the reviews and all.
Updated On: 5/3/10 at 03:16 PM
WiCkEDrOcKS
Broadway Legend Joined: 6/13/04
#5Broadway Grosses: Week Ending 5/2
Posted: 5/3/10 at 3:23pmI really hope NEXT FALL wins the Tony and gets a bump in B.O.
Barney Stinson
Leading Actor Joined: 5/1/09
#7Broadway Grosses: Week Ending 5/2
Posted: 5/3/10 at 3:24pm
What a strange week, with American Idiot taking a big dip, also Everyday Rapture, Come Fly Away and La Cage also having a minor dip, but nothing out of the ordinary for this week grosses and these shows were loved by the critics.
On the other hand Promises, Promises and The Addams Family have still suffered from this weeks dip, but are still doing bloody well considering both were critic pans!!!!
You have to agree Hair has had a good run on Broadway?
#8Broadway Grosses: Week Ending 5/2
Posted: 5/3/10 at 3:32pmMaybe if Ace were a front row dinger sales would increase.
#9Broadway Grosses: Week Ending 5/2
Posted: 5/3/10 at 3:41pmYikes! Why did American Idiot drop so low??
#10Broadway Grosses: Week Ending 5/2
Posted: 5/3/10 at 3:55pmI'm not really surprised at the dip in sales... Shows get the most attendees on weekends, and this weekend there was the car bomb incident in Times Square, so I can't really blame people for deciding not to go see a show on Sunday after that. I feel like it has to be something like that since pretty much every show went down in percentage this week.
bethnor
Broadway Star Joined: 10/15/08
#11Broadway Grosses: Week Ending 5/2
Posted: 5/3/10 at 4:03pm
^^^
i'm pretty sure you're right.
i would also think it's a safe bet to say that the HAIR producers will try to ride the storm until the summer. if sales don't pick up 1-2 weeks into it, though...
mina3
Stand-by Joined: 5/3/09
#12Broadway Grosses: Week Ending 5/2
Posted: 5/3/10 at 4:08pmWouldn't the car bomb only have affected Sunday's performances (if any), though? Most of these shows only have a matinee that day, which doesn't really account for double-digit percentage drops. Even if people couldn't attend Saturday evening shows for which they had tickets, the tickets were already sold and would still be included in the week's grosses - and same for Sunday matinees, so the only lost sales would be day-of tickets for Sunday. Right?
Unknown User
Joined: 12/31/69
#13Broadway Grosses: Week Ending 5/2
Posted: 5/3/10 at 4:08pmAnd what about Saturday night- were they refunding tickets for people who couldn't get to the the theater or who were afraid to stick around?
Auggie27
Broadway Legend Joined: 10/13/03
#14Broadway Grosses: Week Ending 5/2
Posted: 5/3/10 at 4:09pmPROMISES seems critics-proof at this stage.
ABoyLikeThat
Featured Actor Joined: 8/13/05
#15Broadway Grosses: Week Ending 5/2
Posted: 5/3/10 at 4:54pm
rmusic11322, Hair's numbers were pretty bad with the old cast this year too, so I really don't think it's the cast that's the issue. If they're able to stay open till September, that would be a great run for the show.
Surprised by American Idiot's numbers.
beautywickedlover
Broadway Legend Joined: 6/28/07
#16Broadway Grosses: Week Ending 5/2
Posted: 5/3/10 at 5:04pmOuch "Hair" and "West Side Story!" "Hair" will probably last till September. This is also probably "West Side Story"s lowest gross. Very good week for "Promises, Promises!" Updated On: 5/3/10 at 05:04 PM
#17Broadway Grosses: Week Ending 5/2
Posted: 5/3/10 at 7:10pmMy feeling that American Idiot's target audience are not the ones who buy Broadway tickets might end up being true.
Hank
Broadway Legend Joined: 5/16/03
#18Broadway Grosses: Week Ending 5/2
Posted: 5/3/10 at 8:14pm
My feelings, (we all have our feelings, right?):
American Idiot, and rock musicals in general are more dependent on weekend nights. Same goes for Hair, which attracts a lot of the next gen. Early May is kind of busy with other things to begin with, and then with this bomb scare (which was well handled by NYPD!). Things should pick up soon.
BlackCabbiTabbi
Stand-by Joined: 5/9/09
#19Broadway Grosses: Week Ending 5/2
Posted: 5/3/10 at 8:36pmWhere have people heard rumours about Hair closing in September? I wanted to see it again when I go to NY in October, but do you think it will close before then? I definitely want to head back before it closes. Would July or August be safe?
#20Broadway Grosses: Week Ending 5/2
Posted: 5/3/10 at 8:52pmPeople are assuming a September closing date as post-Labor day is a significant time for show closures (same with post-holidays). Most shows hold out till after a significant period of business (the summer, the holidays) so they can close with some substantial profit.
dramamama611
Broadway Legend Joined: 12/4/07
#21Broadway Grosses: Week Ending 5/2
Posted: 5/3/10 at 9:06pmI'm sure that Hair will make it through the summer....maybe through September...or even as long as the date they are currently selling tickets (Mid Oct)
Barney Stinson
Leading Actor Joined: 5/1/09
#22Broadway Grosses: Week Ending 5/2
Posted: 5/3/10 at 9:42pm
I thought Hair would make make it til Labor day then fall out, but these grosses lately are really bad. It has definitely lost money the last 3 weeks, possibly the last 4, though it probably was just above break even 4 weeks ago. If the numbers stay below $350K for the next two weeks, producers may decide not to even wait for summer.
If I had to bet, I'd still say it lasts through the summer, but it's looking fairly precarious right now, unless they don't mind burning up their entire cash cushion before giving up.
#23Broadway Grosses: Week Ending 5/2
Posted: 5/3/10 at 10:07pm
"PROMISES seems critics-proof at this stage. "
yep, and yet La Cages goes down again.
good point about Saturday night from JoeV.
#24Broadway Grosses: Week Ending 5/2
Posted: 5/3/10 at 10:25pmThe bomb scare is a huge reason most shows took a (big) dip for the week. Since it happened on a Saturday night, most shows played to around 50% as many people reported being able to move their seats to the orchestra. Several people reported some theaters being near empty, also. For a Saturday night, that hurts, but I believe all shows offered a refund and/or exchange.
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